Charles I Silver Slip Top Spoon, London 1646

Charles I silver slip spoon by Jeremy Johnson London 1646
Charles I silver slip spoon by Jeremy Johnson London 1646 DSCN8848 DSCN8849 DSCN8851 DSCN8852 DSCN8854 v2 DSCN8855 v2 DSCN8858

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Spoon - Slip top - London 1646 by Jeremy Johnson - 17cm long; 47g - YA/3525

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Dating from the year that King Charles I was taken prisoner and thus ending the first phase of the English Civil War, this superb silver slip top spoon is a rare survivor from this turbulent period in British history. Much silver was melted down at this time to fund the war efforts of both the Royalists and Parliamentarians and few new items were made.

This Charles I period spoon takes the typical form of a slip top spoon with a deep, fig-shaped bowl and hexagonal stem that fattens towards the angled terminal. It is correctly hallmarked with a crisp bowl mark, II maker's mark and lion passant at the base of the stem and the date letter towards the tip (done to prevent the later illegal addition of a finial).

This is a good quality spoon made by the premier London spoonmaker Jeremy Johnson. It is in fine condition with just some very slight thinning to the leading edge of the bowl (no loss of shape), an excellent patina and good set of hallmarks.